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charliesmum) wrote2005-05-16 10:22 am
charliesmum) wrote2005-05-16 10:22 am
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Why I love British People
Last week, I made this comment in ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
deleterius about a story that was full of the American Transfer Student Brit-Bashing that seems to crop up quite frequently in fan fiction:
If When I get to the UK, I solomnly promise the following:
1. I will not make comments about anyone's 'cute' accents. When in England I am the one with the accent after all.
2. I will not assume that you know nothing of American culture, after all it has been forced upon you in the form of bad television shows and McDonalds. (Although I blame you lot for American Idol)
3. I will not cast aspersions about the weather. I'm from New Jersey, I know from rain. And I've watched enough episodes of Ground Force on BBC America to know that you get some lovely weather.
4. I will not get angry at you if I misunderstand the meaning of a word.
5. I will not assume you think I'm the coolest thing on earth just because I'm from America.
In return I ask that you not think me a complete idiot when I do my best to act like a native of your lovely country by using the slang and possibly affecting an accent, if I'm there long enough. It's been a dream of mine, I probably won't be able to help myself. Just humor me. Or humour me. Whatever.
And I got about 5 offers to buy me a drink at whatever pub is their local one when I do get there.
Which is just cool.
deleterius about a story that was full of the American Transfer Student Brit-Bashing that seems to crop up quite frequently in fan fiction:1. I will not make comments about anyone's 'cute' accents. When in England I am the one with the accent after all.
2. I will not assume that you know nothing of American culture, after all it has been forced upon you in the form of bad television shows and McDonalds. (Although I blame you lot for American Idol)
3. I will not cast aspersions about the weather. I'm from New Jersey, I know from rain. And I've watched enough episodes of Ground Force on BBC America to know that you get some lovely weather.
4. I will not get angry at you if I misunderstand the meaning of a word.
5. I will not assume you think I'm the coolest thing on earth just because I'm from America.
In return I ask that you not think me a complete idiot when I do my best to act like a native of your lovely country by using the slang and possibly affecting an accent, if I'm there long enough. It's been a dream of mine, I probably won't be able to help myself. Just humor me. Or humour me. Whatever.
And I got about 5 offers to buy me a drink at whatever pub is their local one when I do get there.
Which is just cool.